Davide Xausa and Barry Wilson returned to haunt their former team-mates as Livingston went back to the top of the First Division with an emphatic 4-1 hammering of Inverness.

Xausa did most of the damage with two opportunist strikes with Wilson adding a cool penalty and a slick fourth.

Xausa opened the scoring when he headed David Bingham's cross in off the post after 20 minutes, and later sealed the victory when he robbed Bobby Mann and stroked the ball past Jim Calder.

His two strikes sandwiched Wilson's first, a well-taken spot-kick awarded after Xausa was hauled down in the box.

The Livvy scoring was completed when Mark McCulloch played Wilson through on goal and he then beat Calder with a beautiful 20-yard chip.

Barry Robson grabbed a Caley consolation eight minutes from time and Ross Tokely squandered a great chance.